Month: January 2016

Ahhh…..it just came to me. I’m slightly convicted by putting it here because I’ve also been reading Trim Healthy Mama
and I’m pretty sure the sugar content in these is through the roof. I’m simply guessing there because I refuse to look at the label.

So, moving along…. Delicious Dried Mangoes are my new favorite snack. I have to hide them from myself and I’m pretty sad to see that there are in fact about two pounds of them in the bag. That means that I have eaten about 1/2 pound a day (give or take). Sigh…..so so very good. Think fruit roll up for adults, only better. I seriously get sad when the bag gets near empty. When I remember that I have them, think Pavlov’s dog. Serious.

I think I’ll wrap up with that one. They are so good that they really don’t need to share the post with anything else.

Happy Monday!

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I’m sad today. A friend is moving to another state tomorrow. I came into this friendship just seven years ago. The other two in this triangle have been friends practically their whole lives. It is rare and such a treasure to have such a long friendship. Friendships are strange and wonderful things. There are some people that you know you can depend on from the moment that you meet them. You just know. If you have a handful of those, you are blessed.

I went today to help her clean her house. It is all packed away and the moving truck sits ready in her drive. I decided on the way there that I wasn’t going to act like this was goodbye. I was just going to help a friend clean her house.

The vacuums didn’t drown out the thinking that my heart was doing from the minute I opened the door.

Going through the motions of wiping counter tops and steam mopping floors was not covering the memories that were surfacing. Just last month, I’d come bringing a meal to welcome a new baby. Sitting in a living room lit only by the Christmas tree, we had visited for a while and just talked about life. A year of Thursday night Bible studies had happened in this living room…now empty. It was during this Bible study that we started using the phrase “It’ll be just right.” to describe things that are done in a hurry and might not live up to perfection. However, in the whole big scheme of things they really don’t matter when you are around friends who don’t judge. Food that might be slightly burned, kids that might not be dressed perfectly….all things that simply don’t matter when you’re meeting to study God’s word. Mommies and daddies sitting on the floor trying to learn God’s word together and trying to support each other in this thing called life.

No trampoline, no swing set, no sign of birthday balloon animals and clown noses from parties past were in the backyard today. Isn’t it strange how we hurry through those days and then realize later how special they are?

Several girls nights out were spent with three friends lying on the couches and talking about life. The movies that we intended to watch were never played. Those were good times. Important times.

Meals eaten with our families, games played with guys against girls, prayers said, life shared……all with good friends.

My prayer is that her new home is filled with love, laughter, and friends. I’m sure “it will be just right.”

Treasure friends. Seek Christian friends. Encourage one another. Build a network. The older I get, the more I see that these are some of the best blessings I have.

Yes, Wentr…..this cold, rainy, dreary time we have here! I’m not sure it is a true season here because it really never comes and goes in any predictable pattern. It was 60 last week but last night it was 30. I”m already ready for summer.

Today this came home in Amelia’s backpack. Such a cute tree, and snowmen, and foxes, and owls….and a declaration “I DO NOT LOVE WENTR.”

I feel ya! I do! I’m ready for flip flops and sno-cones and a normal level of vitamin D. She is my daughter!

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Welcome! I am Monica, and I'm glad that you're here! I'd love to share my imperfect life with you.

I'm a busy mama to five amazing kids that range in ages from 5 - 21 and I'm a middle school teacher. I am striving to live as a light for Jesus. I'm passionate about raising my children well and taking care of my household.
I also love great deals. There was a time when I loved sleep but I've had to move on. I believe in being real and I hope that I will be able to stand alongside you in this adventure called life.